Why should we care?

SCS’s ability to provide a quality, equitable education is being undercut by high teacher turnover and year-long teaching vacancies, as well as significant maintenance deficiencies within the schools, all of which leads to higher financial, educational, and health costs. A lack of access to wraparound services provided by qualified social workers, psychologists, and nurses inhibits the successful treatment of trauma or Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Abuse, neglect, and trauma significantly increase the likelihood of suspensions, juvenile criminal behavior, and incarceration. With a median age four years below the national average, Memphis’s population can support economic development, but only if we provide children in our community access to opportunities and support.

A Vigil of Lamentation, June 16th, 2019

On Sunday, June 16th, 2019, MICAH gathered in prayer:
-To lament with our neighbors in the Frayser community who are mourning a son, Brandon Webber,
-To lament the repetition of old scripts that bind the roles of police and the community in ways that lead us all to pain and suffering,
-To lift up a vision of a new way of being together grounded in justice and mercy.